Leopard

[Richprins]

Even a rhino!



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[Lisbeth]

What an incredible force. There are prey weighing three times the weight of the leopard

[Richprins]

Scavenging??






Kruger Sightings
@LatestKruger
11:30am
1 Leopard feeding
"Leopard on a buffalo carcass"
H1-4, about 3km S of S127
Near Satara
5/5
Tinged by Alberto - Matimba Bush Lodge
1:06 PM · Aug 29, 2024

[Lisbeth]

Thief!

[Richprins]

https://latestsightings.com/single-post ... ce=twitter

[Lisbeth]

Lovely! The leopard thought that it was her tree; she was very wrong....at least for a while Brave squirrel

[Richprins]

Kruger Sightings
@LatestKruger
2 days ago, a family of 4 leopards were seen hanging out and even playing together! Including the dad!
Leopards are solitary, so this is a very unusual interaction.
Jock Safari Lodge, where this was seen, is known for leopards, but this is on another level!
The female is known as the “Mahogany Female” and is often seen on the H3 and S113 too. So, keep an eye out.

“The male picked up their scent and actively called for them, the female was not around at that time. Once the male started roaring, she showed up. Until that point the cubs were very hesitant to go to him and he to them, but once mom showed up, they interacted and there was no fighting. She rubbed up against him and then the cubs tried to get closer to him. They did keep their distance at the start, as he snarled at them and the cubs would then submit and roll on their back. But, they were together for maybe 2 hours and then he left. Very special sighting!”

Tinged by Dawid - Jock Safari Lodge
9:38 AM · Feb 6, 2025

[Lisbeth]

Wow!
Animals and nature in general, never stop to surprise me If animals could speak they might not be very different from us...some of them....and some of us

[Lisbeth]

Understanding the movements and threats to Hoedspruit's 140 leopards

Thursday, 6 March 2025



Leopards are survivors. They are highly adaptable to change, opportunistic regarding food resources (empowered by a relaxed approach to sustenance), and have vast home ranges. Their natural tendency towards secrecy allows them to remain undetected and unseen even when ever-present. But with urbanisation enveloping even some of the most rural areas in South Africa, safe spaces for leopards are shrinking. In the bushveld town of Hoedspruit, a formerly rural area that has seen rapid expansion over the past few years, leopards are struggling to slip past the modern world unscathed. Enter the Ingwe Research Program, an initiative determined to untangle the fate of Hoedspruit’s leopards and their precarious coexistence with humans.

To read the whole story, click on the title above.

[Richprins]

Good luck to them, it is actually mostly wild around there!